Author: Cletus Alengah

Cletus Alengah is a legal practitioner with interest in litigation and research. He assists in teaching Constitutional law and Administrative law at the University of Ghana Business School.

Re: Hayford Ofosu Amaning v. The Republic: A Case of Judicial Heterodoxy?

Re: Hayford Ofosu Amaning v. The Republic: A Case of Judicial Heterodoxy?

Cletus Alengah- May 11, 2020

Anyone who has followed Justice Osei-Tutu’s Friday “Friday Legal Corner” will agree that the Learned Judge is making great contribution to legal education and legal ... Read More

Of Stare Decisis and The Supreme Court of Ghana

Of Stare Decisis and The Supreme Court of Ghana

Cletus Alengah- July 19, 2018

Recent decisions of the Supreme Court appear to create more uncertainty about the state of the law than settle the principles of law. As the ... Read More

Farewell to Justice William Atuguba

Farewell to Justice William Atuguba

Cletus Alengah- July 16, 2018

The name “ATUGUBA” became a household name in Ghana following the 2013 Presidential Election Petition. For those in the legal fraternity, and probably for media ... Read More

The Intra-Regional Jurisdiction of the High Court: Does The Court Really Have Discretion?

The Intra-Regional Jurisdiction of the High Court: Does The Court Really Have Discretion?

Cletus Alengah- April 26, 2018

Introduction It is so notorious a fact that there is only High Court in Ghana. It is also trite that the various divisions of the ... Read More